"1st Agreement: Be impeccable with your word.

Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip with others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love."

This is quote from the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. I own this book although I've never read it. However, after reading this quote I believe I will be reading it now.

I have always believed that words have power - that you can put something into being just by speaking it or thinking it. We are our own worst enemies but we also have the power to be our own best advocate.

Despite believing what I just said, I love to gossip. My nosy nature wants to know everything about everyone and I love to tell a good story - even if it's not mine. I also find myself crippled, on occasion, with a terrible self image and more often than not I am the cause of my own misery.

What would one day be like if I lived by Agreement 1? What would one whole day with no bad thoughts about a single person, including myself, no gossip, no self-loathing be like? Could I even do it? Does that ability even exist in me? I have to believe that I am strong enough to accomplish this. That I could, for just one day, be the person I pretend that I am. That I could use my words to only bring about good things. Would it change me? Would it make me more confident? Caring? Would I feel more connected to my surroundings?

I guess I'll never know until I try. Think good thoughts . . . . . . think good thoughts . . . . .